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Safety is the first pillar of a good life for emergency professionals, rescuers and Fire Fighters. We are operating in a complex and hard environment. Risk prevention and improving working conditions are fundamental for better health and life.
Greenstick fractures: what they are, what the symptoms are and how to treat them
A greenstick fracture occurs when a bone bends and cracks, instead of breaking completely into separate pieces. The fracture looks similar to what happens when you try to break a small, "green" branch on a tree
The main mental health problems in the workplace
Mental health disorders are among the most serious health problems. They can negatively affect performance at work and impair daily functioning
Bradyarrhythmias: what they are, how to diagnose them and how to treat them
Bradyarrhythmias are arrhythmias characterised by a disturbance in the formation or conduction of the electrical impulse. The most frequent forms are atrial sinus node disease or atrio-ventricular blocks
The colour of pee: what does urine tell us about our health?
Learning how to interpret your pee is easy and useful: if something is wrong, you can see it in time and correct it immediately or ask for medical help
Wrist and hand cysts: what to know and how to treat them
Wrist cysts and hand cysts are benign neoformations. Wrist cysts arise from the wrist joint, while hand cysts arise from the sheaths of both the extensor and flexor tendons of the hand
The Barthel index, an indicator of autonomy
The Barthel scale, functional for the measurement of patient autonomy, is a universally recognised instrument and considered one of the most reliable for the evaluation of autonomy in daily activities
Hypovolaemia: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and intervention
When the amount of fluid in the intravascular system is too low, it is known as having not enough volume, or hypovolemia
ALGEE: Discovering Mental Health First Aid together
Many experts in the field of mental health advise rescuers to use the ALGEE method to deal with patients with mental disorders
Pericarditis in children: peculiarities and differences from that of adults
Pericarditis is an inflammation of the heart's lining sheets, causing chest pain, often intense. It is almost always resolved by administering anti-inflammatory drugs
Macular degeneration: Faricimab and the new therapy for eye health
In the over 60s, the main disease that puts eye health at risk is exudative age-related macular degeneration, which in its most severe form can rapidly cause irreversible vision loss